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For nearly a decade, Valley Community Church in Grain Valley has donated enough school supplies for every kindergartner entering school, helping families prepare for the new academic year.

Since the church started nine years ago, Valley Community Church has been donating enough school supplies to cover each kindergartner. The congregation either donates money, supplies, or their time to do the shopping.

They then deliver the supplies to the teachers before the school year begins.

Pastor Jason Williams said when they started doing this, it was to make a difference.

"We would love to do it for every student, but this is what we can do. And so parents that are sending their kindergartners to school, they've got enough on their plate, you know, sending th

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